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Displaying blog posts?

by KelvinN
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Okay so I've been wanting to know a way to display all of the articles I have on my site because there are multiple views to choose from.
For some reason I don't like it when there are 5-10 articles on a page that show like a summary of the article with a picture and then says "continue reading", is this a bad idea for marketing and customer satisfaction, or does it not really matter at all? Here's what I mean:

#blog #displaying #posts
  • Profile picture of the author Ron Killian
    Why don't you like the snipets type view? For visitors, they can scan many posts quickly, to see if there is something they want to read more on. Not every visitors is going to like every post.

    Full posts might turn visitors off, as they have to move through (wade through) so much content, and might not be what they want to read. Like MAKING your visitors go through it all.

    Just a thought.
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  • Profile picture of the author Salma08
    I think its good if a visitor can see multiple posts on one page of a blog. Because, then he can see so many topics at a time and choose the topic very easily. And for selecting the topic he wont have to go through the whole article/content. So, as per me, keep it the same i.e. "Continue Reading". This will increase the number of visitors to your blog.
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  • Profile picture of the author Lightlysalted
    I love snippets view personally. It's a fact that people normally scan read a blog. Therefore making shorter blog articles that don't ramble on can insure your snippet view is well received.
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  • Profile picture of the author Zenoth
    I guess that displaying full articles will "scare" some of your readers. Having too much info on a single page can be confusing. Showing only a snippet of the actual content will encourage users to stay longer on your website, because they will need to access each individual post to see full content.
    I think is just OK the way it looks now. However having a featured image for each post will also help. Users just love images.
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  • Profile picture of the author Work1099
    Which form of posts being displayed is something worth testing to find the one that is the most profitable. When first starting out, however, you'll probably want to simply choose a simple one that gets you started with minimum fuss. You can always update it later.

    Reason is, many people get bogged down by all the technical details, and this drives them a bit nuts, ransacks their motivation and often leads to them quitting before they succeed. Starting simple and evolving things over time side-steps this problem and allows you to move more quickly.
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  • Profile picture of the author onSubie
    In most cases you will be driving traffic (Twitter, Facebook, SERPs) directly to the individual article page, not the home page.

    Your home page is where people will go if the already know your site or the like and article so click "Home" to visit the blog.

    So really it is your preference (or test different styles - there are A/B testers you can use) as to what you want the home page to look like.

    Think about this:

    Someone sees a link to an article from your site on Facebook. They click the link and read the article. They like the article and click to the home page to your blog.

    What do you want them to see?
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